Naval Air Base unfinished runway, 1941
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Contract workers spread asphalt for one of the two runways at the base. The runways were built to grade, and included drainage structures built by WPA labor. An unfinished hangar for the base is shown in the background.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans Public Library
This file appears in: Naval Air Station & University of New Orleans
Naval Air Station & University of New Orleans
In the fall of 1940, the Navy began improving its primary flight training facilities by building up its system of Naval Reserve air bases, including New Orleans. The lakefront base housed a steel…